99-8972. Notice of Transfer of Licenses and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17657-17658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8972]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Transfer of Licenses and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
to Intervene, and Protests

April 6, 1999.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Transfer of Licenses.
    b. Projects Nos: (1) 2188-042, (2) 1869-035, (3) 2301-014.
    c. Date Filed: March 19, 1999.
    d. Applicants: Montana Power Company (MPC) and PP&L Montana, LLC 
(PPLM).
    e. Name and Location of Projects: (1) Missouri-Madison: On the 
Missouri and Madison Rivers in Cascade, Gallatin, Lewis and Clark, and 
Madison Counties, Montana. The project occupies federal lands within 
Gallatin and Helena National Forests. (2) Thompson Falls: On the Clark 
Fork River in Sanders County, Montana. The project occupies Federal 
lands within Lolo National Forest. (3) Mystic Lake: On West Rosebud 
Creek in Stillwater County, Montana. The project occupies federal lands 
within Custer National Forest.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Section 801.
    g. Applicant Contacts: For MPC: Mr. Michael P. Manion, The Montana 
Power Company, 40 East Broadway, Butte, MT 59701 [phone] and Mr. 
Nicholas W. Fels, Covington & Burling, P.O. Box 7655, 201 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20044-7566 [phone]. For PPLM: Mr. 
Robert W. Burke, Jr., PP&L Global, Inc., 11350 Random Hills Road, 
Fairfax, VA 22030-6044 [phone] and Mr. David R. Poe, LeBoeuf, 
Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLP, 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1200, 
Washington, DC 20009-5728 [phone].
    h. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to James Hunter at [phone], or e-mail address: 
[e-mail].
    i. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: May 13, 1999.

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    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    Please include the project numbers noted in item b above on any 
comments or motions filed.
    j. Description of Proposal: Transfer of the licenses for these 
projects to PPLM is being sought in connection with PPLM's purchase of 
certain generation assets from MPC.
    The transfer application was filed within five years of the 
expiration of the license for Project No. 2188, which is the subject of 
a pending relicense application. In Hydroelectric Relicensing 
Regulations Under the Federal Power Act (54 Fed. Reg. 23,756; FERC 
Stats. and Regs., Regs. Preamble 1986-1990 30,854 at p. 31,437), the 
Commission declined to forbid all license transfers during the last 
five years of an existing license, and instead indicated that it would 
scrutinize all such transfer requests to determine if the transfer's 
primary purpose was to give the transferee an advantage in relicensing 
(id. at p. 31,438 n. 318). The transfer would lead to the substitution 
of the transferee for the transferor as the applicant in the 
relicensing proceedings for Project No. 2188.
    k. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling [phone]. The application may be viewed 
on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-
2222 for assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item g above.
    l. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 
385.211, 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the 
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only 
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, 
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the 
specified comment date for the particular application.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must bear 
in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed 
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any 
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to 
file comments on the described application. A copy of the application 
may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If any agency 
does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, 
it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's 
comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-8972 Filed 4-9-99; 8:45 am]
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